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CMR
Research Seminars
Center
for Materials Research at Norfolk State University holds a series of
seminars on Friday afternoons. Unless stated otherwise, the seminars
are held at 1:30-2.30 pm in the Conference Room 318, The Marie V.
McDemmond Center for Applied Research. Refreshments will be
served at 1 pm. Speakers are asked to prepare a seminar of around 40 to
45 minutes in length in order to allow adequate time for questions and
discussion. We also have sessions with two short (20 min) talks, where
students present their work.
If you
like to be a speaker or invite someone for the talk, please contact
Natalia Noginova at 823-2298, nnoginova@nsu.edu
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NSU MATERIALS SCIENCE RESEARCH
SEMINAR SERIES
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Friday April 17, 2009
1.30 pm,
MMCAR, Room 318
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Refreshments will be served at 1 pm
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Materials
and Methods for Chemical Activation of CO2, Renewable Source
of
Carbon
Rakhim Rakhimov
Professor, Chemistry &
Materials
Science and Engineering
Norfolk
State University
Fossil
fuels account for about 85% of the total world energy use today. The
use of
this energy source is facing great challenges due to:
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fast
increase in global demand of fossil fuels and exponential decrease in
natural fuel
resources, and
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vast
amount of CO2 released into atmosphere as a result of
combustion.
The
U.S. Department of Energy is actively pursuing solutions that offer
reduction
of CO2 emission and reuse of carbon dioxide, i.e. using CO2
as a raw material for making other useful chemicals or compounds.
Carbon
dioxide is a very stable molecule. The challenge for chemists,
physicists and
materials scientists here is to find ways of making CO2
reactive. The
traditional way of using CO2 in synthetic chemistry is
through
catalysis, where carbon dioxide molecule is chemically activated on a
surface of
metal catalyst. Nature in the process of photosynthesis uses biological
catalysts (enzymes) and sunlight to synthesize organic matter from
carbon
dioxide and water.Nanoparticles
of Metals and Metal-Oxides have greater chemical potentials towards CO2
than bulk surfaces of traditional catalyst, and therefore
nanostructured
materials are good candidates for chemical transformations of CO2.
Metal-Organic
Frameworks (MOFs) represent an emerging class of crystalline materials
that are
capable of accumulating, storing and converting CO2. MOFs
can be
designed from first quantum-mechanical principles. We
will present potential capabilities of the Center for Materials
Research at
Norfolk State University in this area.
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Schedule
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Date
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Presenter
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Topic
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SPRING 2005
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50
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January
14, 2005
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M. L. Williams, NSU
M.
A. Noginov, NSU
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Molecular
Properties of Protonated Oxygen Clusters
Powder
Lasers: New Results
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51
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January
28, 2005
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F.DiSalvo ,
Cornell University
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Fuel
Cells: Many Materials Challenges and Opportunities
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53
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February
4, 2005
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Paul Maggard, NCSU
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Hydrothermal
Synthesis of Layered and Composited Transition Metal Oxides and Their
Photocatalytic Properties.
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54
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February
18, 2005
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J. Haus, Dayton
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Nanophotonics:
Materials to Devices
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55
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April 1,
2005
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L. Friedersdorf, VNI
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Nanotechnology
in Virginia
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56
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April 8
, 2005
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OSA Student Chapter, NSU
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Student
Presentations
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57
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April
15, 2005
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A.Z.Genack, Queens
College of CUNY
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Presentation
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58
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April
22, 2005
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V. Shalaev ,Purdue
University
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Plasmonic Nanophotonics
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59
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May 3,
2005
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S. Jenekhe, University
of Washington
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New
Materials for High Performance Organic Light Emitting Diodes for
Displays
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60
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May 5,
2005
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A. Jen, University of
Washington
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Exceptional
Photonic and Opto-electronics Properties
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FALL 2005
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61
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September
2, 2005
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V. Astratov, UNCC
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Photonic
Integrated Circuits formed vy Coupled Utrla-High-Q Spherical Cavities
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62
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September
9,
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A Vovk , University of
New Orleans
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Giant
Magnetoresistance in Magnetic Recording Media Applications
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63
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September
16, 2005
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K. Kulasinski, UVA
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Tailoring
Silicon Optical and Structural Properties with Chemical and
Laser-Assisted Methods
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64
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September
23, 2005
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N. Noginova, NSU
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Ferromagnetic
Nanoparticles: between para- and ferromagnetism
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65
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September
30, 2005
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R. Watt, University of New Mexico
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The
synthesis of technologically relevant materials in ferritin
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66
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October
5, 2005
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M. Pollnau, University
of Twente
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Optical
waveguides in crystalline oxide materials
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67
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October
28, 2005
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Ch. Zhang, NSU
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Conjugate
Polymers for photovoltaics: design, synthesis and characterization
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68
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November
11, 2005
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V. Gavrilenko, NSU
M.A. Noginov, NSU
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Optical
Properties of Organic Materials for Photonics
Enhancement of Emission in the mixture of Rhodamine 6G and Ag
aggregates
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69
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November
18, 2005
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R. Sobolewski,
University of Rochester
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Single
Photon Optical Detectors based on Superconducting Nanostructures
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70
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December
2, 2005
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Mark Brongersma,
Standford University
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Presentation
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SPRING 2006
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71
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February
17, 2006
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E. Feldman, Institute
of Chem. Phys. Russia
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From
celestial mechanics to quantum computing through spin dynamics
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72
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March
24, 2006
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V. A. Atsarkin, IRE
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Some
biomedical applications of magnetism
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73
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March
31, 2006
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Ch. Atzemis, Pyrois
Corp
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Solar
cells and solar energy. Technology and industrial prospective
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74
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April 7,
2006
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V. Prozorov, Rutgers
Univeristy
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Charge
carrier transport and optical properties of single crystal organic
field-effect transistors
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75
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April
14, 2006
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NSU Students
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Presentations
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76
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April
21, 2006
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V. Podolskiy,
Oregon State University
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Strongly
anisotropic metamaterials for negative refraction
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77
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April
28, 2006
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A. Litvinchuk,
University of Houston, TX
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Structure-Properties
relations of manganites: an optical spectroscopy study
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FALL 2006
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78
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October
20, 2006
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A. Mahapatro, NSU
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Biocatalytic Synthesis and Surface
Modification of Biomaterials
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79
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November
10, 2006
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M. Kukla, NSF &
University of Nevada Las Vegas
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Ab
initio study of
molecular crystals: structure-property relationship in energetic
materials
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80
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December
1, 2006
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K. Seo, A. Pradhan, V.
Gavrilenko, Yu. Barnakov, Sh. Maaref, Ch. Zhang. M. Bahoura, CMR NSU
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Research
presentations
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SPRING 2007
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81
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January
26, 2007
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A. Paul, NIST
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NIST
compound semiconductor standard reference materials
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82
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February
2, 2007
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I. Novikova, The
College of William & Mary
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Manipulation of light with atomic ansembles
(and vice versa)
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83
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March 2,
2007
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R. Gentilman, Raytheon
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Ceramic
Materials for Solid State Lasers
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84
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March
23, 2007
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OSA Student Chapter
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Student
presentations
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85
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March
30, 2007
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D. Filho, Georgia
Institute of Technology
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Charge
Transport in Organic Semiconductors
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86
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April
20, 2007
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V. Shalaev, Purdue University
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Optical
Metamaterials
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87
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May
25, 2007
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S. Tretiak, Los-Alamos National Lab
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Optical
response and photodynamics of functional organic materials
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FALL 2007
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88
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September
28, 2007
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A. Khitrin, Kent
University
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Quantum
Amplification
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89
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October
5, 2007
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E. Narimanov, Purdue
University
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The
Hyperlens: far-field optical imaging beyond the diffraction limit
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90
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November
2, 2007
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I. Bondarev, N
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Surface
Electromagnetic Phenomena in Pristine and Doped Carbon Nanotubes
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| 91 |
November 9, 2007 |
Hui
Liu, UVA
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The
spontaneous and controlled growth of C60 on graphite surface and the
formation of Au clusters on C60 surface |
| 92 |
November 16, 2007 |
P.
Lillehei, NASA Langley
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Presentation |
| 93 |
December 7, 2007 |
T. L.
Benanti, University of Massachussetts, Amherst, MA |
Synthesis,
Processing and Properties of Some Novel Polymers for Potential Solar
Cell Applications.
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- 2008 -
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| 94 |
Feb 15, 2008 |
Sh.
Priya, Virginia Tech, VA
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Piezoelectric
energy harvesting
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| 95 |
Feb 22, 2008 |
J. Su and T.-B. Xu, NASA and NIA,
Hampton, VA |
Electrostrictive
Polymers (ESP), ESP-based Devices,
and Their Applications
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| 96 |
March 7, 2008 |
R. A. Lukaszew, W&M
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Metallic and
magnetic nanostructured thin films |
97
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May 2, 2008
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I. Gabitov, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ |
Light
propagation through the interface of optical materials with
negative index of refraction |
| 98 |
May 9, 2008 |
Y. Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
China.
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Conjugated polymer
photovoltaic materials and polymer solar cells
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99
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May 16, 2008 |
V.A. Atsarkin, IRE, Moscow,
Russia |
Medical
Hyperthermia with magnetic nanopaerticles
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| 100 |
June 20, 2008
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A.D. Cropper |
Some
Research&Development Activities Related to Innovations |
| 101 |
September 12, 2008
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T. Weaver, NSU
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Results of summer
research
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| 102 |
September 19, 2008 |
A. Gavrilenko, NSU
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Results of summer
research |
| 103 |
October 9, 2008
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Nobel Laureate, John L..
Hall, University of Colorada and NIST |
The Optical
Frequency Comb—A Remarkable Tool for Metrology, Science and Medical
Diagnostics |
104
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October 17, 2008
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H. Weinstrock , AFOSR
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AFOSR Introduction
& HW Program Highlight |
- 2009 -
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| 105 |
January 23, 2009
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N. K. Glover, Brooks Inst
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Measuring Gass
Flows Using MFSc
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106
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March 12, 2009
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F.
Rosei, INRS-EMT,
Quebec, Canada
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Strategies for
controlled assembly at the nanoscale
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107
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March 27, 2009
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D.
Gust, Arizona State University, AZ
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Bioinspired
Approaches to Solar Energy Conversion
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| 108 |
April 17, 2009
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R. Rakhimov, CMR NSU |
nMaterials and
Methods for Chemical Activation of CO2
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| 109 |
April 24, 2009
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NSU OSA Chapter students
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Poster presentations
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